Jī

Chinese family name (姬)

NameChinese family name family royal surnameQ55267

Also known as 姬 · Kei · Ji

Instance of: Chinese family name
, family
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Part of: Eight Ancient Surnames

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Jī was the ancestral name of the Zhou dynasty which ruled China between the 11th and 3rd centuries BC. Thirty-nine members of the family ruled China during this period while many others ruled as local lords, lords who eventually gained great autonomy during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Ji is a relatively uncommon surname in modern China, largely because its bearers often adopted the names of their states and fiefs as new surnames.

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Native label: 姬
Said to be the same as: Ji criterion used: pinyin
Kei criterion used: Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation, Macao Government Cantonese Romanization
Different from: Ji criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Cơ criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Script: Chinese characters
Transliteration or transcription: Jī
Kei
Family: Zhou dynasty

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AIDB. (2026). Jī (Q55267). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/ji-Q55267